2018 was an exciting year at Facing History and Ourselves! We shared new classroom resources, co-hosted our most popular webinar ever, and produced unique learning opportunities - all of which are just as relevant and engaging today. As we begin 2019, check out this collection of some of our educators’ favorite offerings from last year.
In Case You Missed It In 2018:
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On-Demand Learning Center
Take a self-paced workshop, view classroom videos of our teaching strategies in action, or experience one of our recorded webinars on-demand.
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Race in US History
Civil Rights Movement
Memphis 1968
Lessons and resources help you explore the black sanitation workers’ strike and other events that brought Dr. King to Memphis in the spring of 1968. This lesson is part of our partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum's MLK50 initiative.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Standing Up for Democracy
Designed for students in the United Kingdom, these lessons foster the critical thinking, mutual respect, and toleration necessary to bring about a more humane society.
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Holocaust
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
Use our online unit to lead students through a study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
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Holocaust
Rescue
Teaching Schindler's List
Help your students be thoughtful, engaged viewers of Schindler's List with these lesson plans that foster reflection and make contemporary connections to the history.
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Witnesses to History Series
Our approach to memoir develops students’ literacy skills; promotes historical analysis and understanding of some of the darkest moments in history; and fosters empathy, perspective-taking, and other social-emotional competencies.
Search Our Global Collection
Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.